[Foundation-l] Partecipation in Wikimania 2011

[Harel Cain]

In Haifa and elsewhere in Israel, Arabs and Jews get along on a daily
basis just fine, daily reality is stronger than everything. They meet
at universities and workplaces and have friendly relationships - a
natural matter, really.

People, the Middle East is more complex and multifaceted than BBC lets
you think, come judge for yourself.


Harel

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Keegan Peterzell <keegan.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Osama Khalid <osamak at gnu.org> wrote:
>> > My opinion is simple. Israel is not a good place to have such an
>> > international event as Wikimania. I wouldn't vote for Israel, Saudi
>> > Arabia, Iran, UAE and other countries that are hard for many people to
>> > get into. Having such a conversation isn't the point of Wikimania. The
>> > fact that a team is amazingly active shouldn't be a reason to make
>> > this annual, exciting and useful meeting so complicated and dangerous
>> > for so many people.
>> >
>>
>> Several countries have had successful Wikimanias despite fraught
>> circumstances, like travel restrictions or geopolitical controversies.
>> Countries like Egypt, Taiwan, the United States, Israel, etc.
>> shouldn't be banned from hosting the Wikimedia movement because it may
>> be difficult for some Wikimedians to attend. No matter where it goes,
>> some people will have a hard time getting there. It's just an
>> inescapable fact. We shouldn't let "social considerations" (i.e. the
>> decision to not recognize Israel as a nation) prevent us from locating
>> Wikimania in the country of an active chapter with committed
>> organizers.
>>
>> Nathan
>>
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> Hm, Nathan, this is a vast mis-characterization and comparison of other
> countries' political circumstances and Israel/Muslim issues.  Taiwan might
> come slightly close but its political/socio-economic ramifications are
> different.  I would hardly characterize the predicament both Jews and
> Muslims are in as a "social consideration".  That's like comparing gay
> marriage to wearing a hat indoors :)
>
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